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April 22 2016

Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering under bright blue sky, with a yellow fringed umbrella held over the center. A bearded sadhu in an orange turban and red-orange robe with a gold-trimmed red shawl holds a long silver staff and gestures with one hand. Beside him, a smiling man in a maroon turban wears layered rudraksha and gold-beaded garlands and a brown-orange robe, with a yellow-orange umbrella overhead. Other ascetics in saffron and orange cloth, some with ash marks, crowd around, and a man in orange at right raises a phone to take a photo. Tents with red and white canopies and a temple spire appear in the background.

Photograph of a sadhu gathering under a yellow and white tent canopy. A central standing man wears an orange turban, a bare-shouldered orange robe with gold armband and a long golden-bead garland with a rudraksha-style mala, smiling with palms joined in greeting. Seated beside him are saffron-robed monks, one bald with a yellow tilak and another with a yellow turmeric-marked head. Behind them stand bearded sadhus in orange robes, a man in white kurta, and a bearded saint in orange with a rudraksha mala, while cameramen film at right and left.

April 23 2016

A festival procession outdoors beneath palm trees. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk under tall ceremonial umbrellas with yellow, blue and green panels and tasseled fringes. A central figure with long dark hair wears a white and red flower garland, a golden necklace and a red sash, and gestures toward a bearded man in orange on the left. Behind them, an orange-robed attendant carries a silver tray holding a metal vessel with green leaves. Orange flags fly in the background, and a bald man in white clothing stands at the far right with an orange shawl. People here are shown in an outdoor procession setting, with multiple devotees accompanying the central figure.

2008-12-23 +1 copies

Outdoor procession on red stone steps under bright sky with large ornate orange and green umbrellas with peacock-style emblems. A bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala raises a curved umbrella handle. Nearby, a man with swept-back dark hair wears a saffron wrap, a heavy gold necklace, and a rudraksha mala, and carries a round orange shield-like emblem. A woman in a white sari stands behind them. Around them are many orange-robed devotees, a few children, and attendants in saffron clothing holding ritual items.

A procession inside a tented pavilion with a red carpet runway. A central figure in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe and a long rudraksha mala smiles and raises a hand in greeting. Beside him on the left, a man in white dhoti with gold trim, gold necklaces and a ceremonial staff walks with his hand to his face. On the right, a woman in white dhoti with gold border wears gold necklaces and glasses and holds a red umbrella pole. Behind them, red and orange ceremonial umbrellas, a decorated palanquin-style canopy, and a figure in orange robe stand among stalls and decorations. a person: the central saffron-turbaned figure with rudraksha mala, a distinctive ceremonial presentation.

2016-04-24 +1 copies

April 24 2016

Outdoor procession under a bright blue sky. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a dark rudraksha mala and a red bindi, and his long dark hair is swept back; he walks with hands folded at his waist. Around him, saffron-clad attendants wear gold-bordered orange shawls and gold necklaces, one shaved-headed attendant in white carries a gilded vessel, and a man in red garments holds a long beaded strand. A man in white raises a red pole overhead, and onlookers in the background watch from a whitewashed structure.

December 23 2008

A photograph inside a large orange and white tented pavilion during a crowded gathering. In the centre, a smiling man wears a rust-coloured turban, a rust-orange robe, a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant, and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver-topped staff. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare-chested devotees wear gold chains and beaded malas, while a woman in a maroon sari with gold border stands at right. A young man in orange at left holds up a tablet to take a selfie. A yellow ceremonial umbrella and a bearded sadhu in orange appear at the right edge.

December 29 2010